D. Meredith Keller

Born: 24 Sept. 1980

Position: Midfield

Height/Weight: 5-4, 135

International Caps: 8

International Goals: 0

Years on National Team:
1997 US Under-21
1998 US Under-19
1999 US Under-20
2001 US Under-21
2002 US Under-23
2003 US Under-23
2003 US National Team
2004 US National Team

Hometown: Wilmington, Del

Residence: Chapel Hill, NC

High School: Tower Hill School
(Wilmington, Del) '99

College:

• University of North Carolina '03
• Communication

Occupation: Student

• Early Career
  Began playing field hockey in the 7th grade after watching sisters Abbi and Pembry play...Participated in U.S. Field Hockey's Futures Program, 1996-99...Competed in the AAU Junior Olympic Games, 1995...NFHCA high school All-America first team selection (1997, 1998)
  
  
• Collegiate Career
  1999 - ACC Rookie of the Year...NFHCA All-South Region second team.. 2000-NFHCA All-South Region second team...scored 4 goals  2001 - NFHCA All-South Region second team...Scored 6 goals and added 7 assists...ACC Academic Honor Roll...2002 - NFHCA All-America second team...NFHCA All-South Region first team...UNC Most Valuable Player...Started every game in her UNC career (87 games)...Scored 5 goals and added 7 assists.
  

• International Career
  1997- U.S. Under-21 Team...Youngest member (17) of the U.S. Junior World Cup Team (12th)...1998 - U.S. Under-19 team...U.S. Field Hockey Team of the Year (Under-19 team)...Montreal Cup Team (1st)...California Cup Team (1st)  ...1999 - U.S. Under-20 Team...U20 Argentina Tour...U20 Canada Tour...2001 - U.S. Under-21 Team...FIH 4th Women's Junior World Cup (Buenos Aires)...2002 - U.S. Under-23 Team...1st Pan American Indoor Cup (Rockville, Md./3rd place)...U23 South Africa Tour...2003 - Named to USA National Team during Open Trials, Aug. 2003...U.S Under-23 Team...JFK Memorial Tournament runner-up...2004 - U.S. National Team...Earned first international cap vs Canada (1/23/04) at Stanford, Calif...Olympic Qualifier Team...Pan American Cup Team
  

Personal:

• Nickname: "Mer"
• Favorite places to play: San Diego...it's always beautiful
• Most influential person in your sporting career: My dad (Richard)
• I am a natural at: Getting up early
• Before each game: I eat yogurt and granola
• I would characterize my style of play as: focused
• I can't live without: ice cream
• The Field Hockey Rule I hate the most: Third Party
• Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic Sport is: basketball
• Most people don't know that I: can breakdance
• If I could, I would give a yellow card to: (former UNC and US Junior team teammate) Amy Tran for throwing her stick at me
• Favorites: Food- ice cream, Movie - Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, TV Show - Friends, Actor: Mark Wahlberg, Athlete: Allen Iverson
• Other: Can whistle REALLY loud...Sisters Abbi and Pembry both played at UNC...Meredith and Pembry were teammates on the 1997 U.S. Junior World Cup team

Major International Competitions: